Check Design Bulletin http://checkdesigns.us/blog Dispatch on check designs and other varied topics Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:05:14 +0000 en © No No OOPS! http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/22/oops/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/22/oops/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:05:14 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/22/oops/ His request approved, the photographer used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'.

 

 The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.

 

 Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.'

 

'Why?' asked the pilot.  'Because I'm a photographer for CNN,' he responded, and I need to get some close up shots.'

 

 The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered,

'So, what you're telling me, is . . you're NOT my flight instructor……?'

 ]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/22/oops/feed/ Play On Words - Humorous http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/19/play-on-words-humorous/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/19/play-on-words-humorous/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:21 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/19/play-on-words-humorous/ 1. The roundest knight at king Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian. 3. She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still. 4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption. 5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work. 6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. 7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart. 9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. 12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here, I'll go on a head.' 14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.' 16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.' 17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. 18. It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it. 19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. 21. A backward poet writes inverse. 22. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes. 23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 24. Don't join dangerous cults: practice safe sects! — Carol Bernstein

]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/09/19/play-on-words-humorous/feed/ Recycled Check Designs http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/recycled-check-designs/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/recycled-check-designs/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:12 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/recycled-check-designs/ All check designs are printed with soy-based ink on recycled 24lb. MICR bond paper.  Now that’s a plus for the environment.

Get green using recycled checks from The Check Gallery only at our affiliate site 4checks . You’ll find this check gallery is a earth friendly resource with it’s heart not only giving you great value in you personal check design choice but is also environmentally friendly.

They also produce personal bank checks, address labels, contact cards and checkbook covers featuring beautiful, wildlife-inspired designs for less than your bank charges.

Many community recycling programs, recycling collectors and manufacturers  can use the increased quantities of recovered materials that are the result of collection programs. The quality is equal to virgin new fiber content and it employs a more grassroots collection labor force. Recyclers, homeless as well as small businesses contribute greatly to the process.

According to Wikipedia, soybean based ink is overwhelmingly more environmentally friendly. Degradability studies conducted by Erhan and Bagby concluded that the pigment cartier in 100-percent soy ink degrades almost twice as completely as ink made from soy oil and petroleum resins, and more than four times as completely as standard petroleum inks.

 

]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/recycled-check-designs/feed/ Check Designs For The Earth Minded http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/check-designs-for-the-earth-minded/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/check-designs-for-the-earth-minded/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:07:03 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/check-designs-for-the-earth-minded/ Green inspired check designs are environmentally friendly. Checks for the green earth minded … printed with soy-based ink on recycled 24 pound MICR bond paper. Featuring wildlife inspired designs for much less than your bank charges.

Special offer for 1st time customers where you get the second box for only 49 cents. Look over the selection at The Check Gallery.

You’ll also find matching address labels, contact cards and other accessories in addition to a huge variety of categories featuring over 800 bank check designs at  LOW prices PLUS  money saving coupons!

 

]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/08/28/check-designs-for-the-earth-minded/feed/ Checking In With The Police http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/13/check-designs/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/13/check-designs/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:42:04 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/13/check-designs/ HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.

My neighbor sent me this blog. George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

George opened the back door to to check on and go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked 'Is someone in your house?' and he said 'no'. Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available. George said, 'Okay,' hung up, counted to 30, and phoned t he police again.

'Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed . Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them.' Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response Unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George: 'I thought you said that you'd shot them!'
George said, 'I thought you said there was nobody available!'

(True Story) I LOVE IT - Don't mess with old people!!

 

]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/13/check-designs/feed/ Attitude, after all, is everything. http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/11/attitude-after-all-is-everything/ http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/11/attitude-after-all-is-everything/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:07:05 +0000 Edit http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/11/attitude-after-all-is-everything/ John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side! of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it!

You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or … you can choose to be in a bad mood

I choose to be in a good mood."

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or…I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or… I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of LIFE .

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Ye! s, it’ s," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."

I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard th a t he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.


I saw him about six months after the accident.

When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins…Wanna see my scars?"

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or…I could choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness ?" I asked

He continued, "..the paramedics were great.

They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'."

Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."

He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude… I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, after all, is everything.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

]]> http://checkdesigns.us/blog/2008/01/11/attitude-after-all-is-everything/feed/